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Head of State
- English
Subject to the provisions of the next following section and of section 118(1) of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as an elected member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu if, and shall not be so qualified unless-
a. he or she is a citizen of Kiribati;
b. he or she has attained the age of 21 years; and
c. any other requirements prescribed by law. (Sec. 55)2
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a President of the Republic of Botswana who shall be the Head of State. (Sec. 30)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State. He is the guarantor of the national independence and [national] unity, of the territorial integrity, of the respect for the Constitution and of the international treaties and Agreements. … (Art. 58)
- FrenchLe Président de la République est le Chef de l'Etat. Il est garant de l'indépendance et de l'unité nationales, de l'intégrité territoriale, du respect de la Constitution et des traités et accords internationaux. … (Art. 58)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of Azerbaijan can be any citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been residing in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan without interruption for more than 10 years, enjoys the right to vote, has never been tried for a major crime, has no commitments towards other States, has benefited from higher education and does not have dual citizenship. (Art. 100)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının ərazisində 10 ildən artıq daimi yaşayan, seçkilərdə iştirak etmək hüququna malik olan, o cümlədən ağır cinayətə görə məhkum olunmayan, başqa dövlətlər qarşısında öhdəliyi olmayan, ali təhsilli, ikili vətəndaşlığı olmayan Azərbaycan Respublikasının vətəndaşı Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti seçilə bilər. (Maddə 100)
Head of State
- EnglishA citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan not younger than thirty five, proficient in the state language and permanently residing on the territory of Uzbekistan for at least 10 years, immediately preceding the elections, may be elected the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. One and the same person may not be the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two consecutive terms.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of the universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for the term of five years. The procedure for electing the President shall be defined by Republic of Uzbekistan law. (Art. 90) - UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti lavozimiga o‘ttiz besh yoshdan kichik bo‘lmagan, davlat tilini yaxshi biladigan, bevosita saylovgacha kamida 10 yil O‘zbekiston hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi saylanishi mumkin. Ayni bir shaxs surunkasiga ikki muddatdan ortiq O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti bo‘lishi mumkin emas.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari tomonidan umumiy, teng va to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri saylov huquqi asosida yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan besh yil muddatga saylanadi. Prezidentni saylash tartibi O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonuni bilan belgilanadi. (90-modda)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Head of State of Samoa to be known as O le Ao o le Malo. (Art. 16)
- SamoanO le a i ai se Ao o le Malo o Samoa o le a taua O le Ao o le Malo. (Mataupu 16)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall guarantee the unity of the Nation and State, the integrity of the territory, national independence and shall oversee and guarantee compliance with the Constitution and international treaties.
… (Art. 125) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é o garante da unidade da Nação e do Estado, da integridade do território, da independência nacional e vigia e garante o cumprimento da Constituição e dos tratados internacionais.
… (Art. 125)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President must uphold, defend, obey and respect this Constitution as the supreme law of the nation and must ensure that this Constitution and all the other laws are faithfully observed.
… (Sec. 90)
Head of State
- EnglishThe State of Cyprus is an independent and sovereign Republic with a presidential regime, the President being Greek and the Vice President being Turk elected by the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this Constitution provided. (Art. 1)
- GreekΗ Κυπριακή Πολιτεία είναι ανεξάρτητος και κυρίαρχος Δημοκρατία, προεδρικού συστήματος, της οποίας ο Πρόεδρος είναι Έλλην και ο Αντιπρόεδρος Τούρκος, εκλεγόμενοι αντιστοίχως υπό της ελληνικής και της τουρκικής κοινότητος της Κύπρου, ως εν τω παρόντι Συντάγματι ορίζεται. (Αρθρον 1)
- TurkishKıbrıs Devleti, başkanlık rejimine sahip bağımsız ve egemen bir cumhuriyettir; Cumhurbaşkanı Rum ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Türk olup bu Anayasada belirtildiği şekilde Kıbrıs'ın Rum ve Türk Cemaatleri tarafından seçilir. (Madde 1)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be elected directly by the people of the Republic of Belarus for a term of office of five years by universal, free, equal, direct and secret ballot.
… (Art. 81) - BelarusianПрэзідэнт выбіраецца на пяць гадоў непасрэдна народам Рэспублікі Беларусь на аснове ўсеагульнага, свабоднага, роўнага і прамога выбарчага права пры тайным галасаванні.
… (Артыкул 81) - RussianПрезидент избирается на пять лет непосредственно народом Республики Беларусь на основе всеобщего, свободного, равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании.
… (Статья 81)